How can people still believe in evolution?

Question

Where did the space for the universe come from?
Where did matter come from?
Where did the laws of the universe come from (gravity, inertia, etc.)?
How did matter get so perfectly organized?
Where did the energy come from to do all the organizing?
When, where, why, and how did life come from non-living matter?
When, where, why, and how did life learn to reproduce itself?
With what did the first cell capable of sexual reproduction?
Why would any plant or animal want to reproduce more of its kind since this would only make more mouths to feed and decrease the chances of survival? (Does the individual have a drive to surviv e, or the species? How do you explain this?)
How can mutations (recombining of the genetic code) create any new, improved varieties? (Recombining English letters will never produce Chinese books.)
Is it possible that similarities in design between different animals prove a common Creator instead of a common ancestor?

Answer 1

I agree. Evolution is the basis of life as we know it? Where is the evidence? Even if I wanted to believe that evolution was the method that God used to create our world, where is the evidence of that?

The evolutionist isn't looking for a "missing link"...they are looking for countless missing links between EVERY species, and have nothing to show for it. The fossil record would be rife with evidence if the theory had one ounce of merit. Rather, it shows the complete opposite.

Likewise, mutations are an extremely implausible vehicle through which upward change can occur. They put their "faith" in mutated DNA somehow producing new species, I put my faith in a Creator.

Why do they still believe evolution is plausible? Because they want to reject God, and evolutionary theory is the best they've got...

Answer 2

The theories of evolution (evolution is actually the culminations of several different theories) are falsifiable. This means the contentions are tangible and can be proved or disproved through observation or hard evidence. All theories must be falsifiable to be considered "theory" by the scientific community.

The "Theory" of Intelligent Design is what you're alluding to and in fact, it's not a theory at all but rather a belief. It is not falsifiable. How can you prove or disprove (falsify) whether or not a black crow perched itself on the tallest branch of the maple tree that was in your backyard exactly 300 years ago? How can you test the contention? You can't. The same way you can't falsify or test the statement "God created everything".

The theories of evolution soundly answer most of your questions. Of course "Where did space come from" and a few of your other questions are not answered by evolution nor do they apply to the question of evolution in anyway. But let's humor the "space question" to illustrate the fault in your conclusion.

We don't really know where "space" ( a void) came from. I'll agree with you on that. But to say "God must have created space because we don't know how it came about to begin with." is not a logical assumption. It's akin to saying, "I lost my keys. I haven't seen them in weeks. I've no idea where they are. They must have vaporized into thin air." You really have no logical reason to believe the keys simply vaporized, you just can't find them. The fact that the question exists "Where are the keys?" does not in anyway imply that they "vaporized". The question simply remains unanswered until they are found or some sort of objectively verifiable evidence arises to support a theory as to their whereabouts. E.g., The dog makes a jingling sound every time he scratches his belly. Now where getting somewhere. Maybe the dog ate them. We have now developed a falsifiable theory that may or may not be true, but it can be tested. X-ray the dog. When you conclude "God" created "space" simply because you don't know how "space" was created (or uncreated if you will), you sound like the guy who thinks his keys were vaporized.

Unanswered questions do not constitute theory. You cannot logically assume what the "answer" to the question is based on the simple fact that you don't know the answer.

The theories of evolution are backed by mountains of objectively verifiable evidence both observable and real (hard evidence such as fossilized remains of one species collected over a period of time). This is why scholars and the scientific community readily accept it. "Theory of Creation" or "Intelligent Design" are not theories becasue they aren't testable or falsifiable and are solely based on the existence of the questions, most of which have already been answered by the true theories of evolution.

Do you ever wonder how people can still believe the world is round???

Hope this helps :)

Answer 3

You do realize that most of these questions in fact have nothing to do with evolution? Space, matter, gravity, inertia, organizing, energy - none of this is related to evolution other than in the most tangential ways.

People believe in the quite specific theory of evolution (which does not ramble off, as your question appears to, into the disciplines of cosmology and physics) because it provides a reasonable and measurable prediction of the behaviour of natural living systems. And until a better theory explaining the behaviour of natural ecological systems over time comes along, evolution offers a pretty good model. Hence its acceptance....

Answer 4

I don't know exactly the answers to your questions, because I am not a scientist. But scientists have found the answers. Anyway, even if some answers didn't have an answer, that wouldn't necessarily mean that the answer is god. I mean, god is not the answer to all the questions we haven't found yet. Consider that in older times, people explained through god phenomena that are perfectly clear now (like the rotation of the earth). Probably, in the future, more and more answers will be found.

Answer 5

Please, just open up a science book. Evolution has over 150 years of scientific evidence. The real question is how can people NOT believe in evolution?

Answer 6

I believe GoD created heaven and earth. I believe that GoD created man and all living creatures. HE took care of every fine little detail within our beings as well as all living creatures in all of its simplicities and complexities!
I also believe that some people just want to have something they can see, touch, and smell that would explain every question on this earth.
I believe the bible to be the TRUTH and with this I am satisfied! What are you satisfied with?

Answer 7

So all you're saying is evolution doesn't exist!
Ok simply I believe in the big bang and I know for a fact that there is GOD who did this big bang, maybe this was his way of starting the whole universe.
Many scientific FACTS not PICTURES prove this, research them and widen your thinking to make science and perception be in harmony inside your brain.
Then the answer will be so clear to you.

Answer 8

um that was really long i just skimmed through it but pretty much i want to know how you can NOT believe in evolution? pretty much i think what you are saying is God created everything. I do agree with that. I believe God "planted the seed" for the universe to be created, and evolution was part of his plan.

Answer 9

I know you all heard and know about Noah's day ,when the great flood accord. are you telling me that wasn't true.well i believe it was true because the bible says in the last days people will be like back then in Noah's day,you all what proof before you can believe,well you have to have Gods lovely devotion and faith,you are not gonna get.when God does come you will then see,and you will try to say lord,lord,and he will say to you "who are you?I don't know you,get away from me"you will be cut off.even if you don't believe that's on you but stop saying negative things about GOD because you will pay the price for that.

Answer 10

With the ease that you tout that a divine source must have created everything you should be able to apply this logic to the creation of your god. By your logic, if god is such an amazing being, something more divine must have had their hand in creating it.